Durant Durant Rant

I would pay to see this guy practice. The shame - that he is going to the NBA. Make me long for the good ole days when players like Durant would be in college for 4 years.
The single reason why both the NBA and College Basketball are not near as good as they once were.

So LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and others would be better players with four years of practice?

My theory is that college isn't for everyone. Some people don't want a four-year degree, they might just want a blue-collar job, and that's fine. Same applies to athletes, except their jobs simply pay more.

So LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and others would be better players with four years of practice?

My theory is that college isn't for everyone. Some people don't want a four-year degree, they might just want a blue-collar job, and that's fine. Same applies to athletes, except their jobs simply pay more.

LeBron might have worked on his mid-range jumper more but honestly he is still great and nothing would have changed that. I am sure that even with all his troubles even Shaun Livingston does not regret going to the NBA and skipping out on Duke.

Ah, yes, the days of Magic and Bird fighting year in and year out for the NCAA title.

Oh, wait, you must mean Moses Malone tearing it up in college year after year. No? Probably Dr. J's senior season at UMass you remember. Not that one either? Probably Wilt Chamberlain, then -- of course he couldn't play as a freshman back then. Oh, he left before his senior year, too!!

Ah, yes, the days of Magic and Bird fighting year in and year out for the NCAA title.

Oh, wait, you must mean Moses Malone tearing it up in college year after year. No? Probably Dr. J's senior season at UMass you remember. Not that one either? Probably Wilt Chamberlain, then -- of course he couldn't play as a freshman back then. Oh, he left before his senior year, too!!

Also, my problem isn't necessarily with the Garnetts (and I believe he was 19 and could have used at least one year of college ball), but with the Taj McDavids of the world who go pro then disappear from the face of the earth. Who is looking out for their best interests?

So LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and others would be better players with four years of practice?

My theory is that college isn't for everyone. Some people don't want a four-year degree, they might just want a blue-collar job, and that's fine. Same applies to athletes, except their jobs simply pay more.

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You guys don't get it. It's not about making individual players better. Its about making the game better.

Both the college game and NBA was better when players played 4 years of college ball and then went to the NBA. In the early 80's we got to watch players like Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin for 4 years in college. We got to watch Kareem for 3 ( he was at UCLA for 4 but at that time freshman could not play)

This is less finding fault and more an observation but my guess is that you are not old enough to have a reference point.

Also, my problem isn't necessarily with the Garnetts (and I believe he was 19 and could have used at least one year of college ball), but with the Taj McDavids of the world who go pro then disappear from the face of the earth. Who is looking out for their best interests?

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What part of the Upstate were you in during the mid-to-late 90s??? I haven't heard that name in years.